Bulma's appearance in the series is not as consistent as the other characters as she quite often changes her hair style and clothing being fashion-conscious. Her hair is usually depicted in a shade of fuchsia , although in the first chapter and the anime her hair is turquoise . When asked about the first time Bulma's hair style changed, Toriyama said it was to show that three years had passed and because he personally liked girls with short hair. [5] She sometimes wears clothing with either her name on it or the Capsule Corporation logo. [6]

After Goku defeats the tyrant Freeza , Yamcha and the others who were killed are revived by the Namekian Dragon Balls and Vegeta returns to Earth, staying with Bulma and her family. Several years before the arrival of the Androids, Bulma ends her relationship with Yamcha and begins a relationship with Vegeta that leads to the birth of their son, Trunks. [15] Many years later she gives birth to her and Vegeta's daughter, Bra .

Seven years after the battle against the Androids, Bulma helps Gohan by making a watch which automatically changes his clothes into a super-hero costume so he could fight crime, without his real identity being known. [17] Later, she and the other heroes, with the exception of Goku, Vegeta, Tenshinhan, Chaozu, and Gohan, hide at Kami's from the monstrous Majin Boo , however she is killed when Boo turns her into chocolate and eats her. Bulma is revived by the Namekian Dragon Balls, along with her family and friends, and gives her energy to Goku to eliminate Majin Boo once and for all. [18]

In Dragon Ball Super , [29] set after the events of the latter two films, [30] [31] she creates the Super Dragon Radar in order to find the Super Dragon Balls in Universe 7 first to prevent Beerus from using them to wish for the total annihilation of the entire world. [32] Following watching the subsequent tournament and throwing a party for her universe's victory, Bulma nurses Future Trunks after he returns battered from his timeline. [33]

In Dragon Ball GT she becomes possessed by Baby , who takes her as his apparent queen (or second in command), as possessing Vegeta gave him all of his memories and emotions. During this time, she organizes the migration to Planet Vegeta (renamed Planet Tuffle), and creates the Super Bruits Wave Generator ( 超ブルーツ波発生装置 , Chō Burūtsuha Hassei Sōchi ? ) that helps Baby become the Saiyan's Golden Great Ape transformation. However, the Holy Water hidden in Dende 's Lookout is used to free her and the rest of Earth from Baby's enslavement. Later, she helps Vegeta reach Super Saiyan 4 by exposing him to a new Super Bruits Wave Generator, and witnesses Omega Shenron 's defeat at the hands of Goku. [34]

Bulma has been portrayed by Jeannie Hsieh in the unofficial live-action Dragon Ball movie The Magic Begins . She was also featured in the 1990 unofficial Korean adaptation where she was played by Lee Ju Hee. Bulma appeared in the live-action film Dragonball Evolution , portrayed by Emmy Rossum . [37]

Bulma has a cameo in the 2006 Dragon Ball and One Piece crossover, Cross Epoch . She is partnered up with the character Nami and the two act as a pair of space pirates. In the final chapter of Toriyama's 2013 manga series Jaco the Galactic Patrolman , it is revealed that the series is set before Dragon Ball , and Bulma makes an appearance as a child, as do her father and mother. The character Tights ( タイツ , Taitsu ? ) , is actually revealed to be Bulma's older sister. [38] To promote the 2015 Fukkatsu no F movie, a blog run by Bulma was launched on the website Ameblo . [39]

Bulma is voiced by Hiromi Tsuru in all Japanese media. As a new voice actress at the time, she had to audition for the part. She also said that all her previous roles were well-behaved characters, but Bulma was easy to play because she is down-to-earth. [40]

Bulma (ブルマ, Buruma ; lit. "Blooma") is a scientist and the second daughter of Capsule Corporation 's founder Dr. Brief and his wife Panchy , [12] the younger sister of Tights , [11] and is Goku 's first friend. [1] [4] She used to be the girlfriend of Yamcha , [13] [14] but moved on and, eventually, became the wife of Vegeta . With him she had a son named Trunks and a daughter named Bulla .

Bulma is the most significant female character in the series. Aside from Goku , Bulma is the single longest-running character in the entire meta-series, being introduced in the first Dragon Ball chapter and episode , and maintaining a prominent role until the final chapter of the manga and the final episode of Dragon Ball GT .

In Toriyama's first draft of Dragon Ball, Bulma's design was significantly different giving her the appearance of a western girl. During the second draft Bulma had the braided ponytail that she had in her first appearance but older looking with a different styled dress. The third draft gave her the name of Pinchi and had exactly the same design as the final draft but her clothes her tight black pants with a shirt that had her shoulders exposed. [15]

Throughout the entire series, Bulma has changed her appearance more than any character going through a total of 18 different hairstyles. In the original manga, her hair is purple, and in the anime it is turquoise. Her hairstyle was shoulder-length as a teenager. Many of the clothes Bulma is seen wearing often bear her name or the Capsule Corporation logo on it. She had a tender appearance in her teen years, like her milky colored skin. In her teen years her bust measurement was 85 cm, her waist measurement was 58 cm, and her hip measurement was 84 cm. [16] As an adult her bust measurement was 87.2 cm before breastfeeding, and 83.4 cm after. [17]

In her initial appearance, Bulma had her hair in a braided ponytail with a red ribbon and wore a pink dress with her name on it with blue sneakers and purple socks. Due to wetting her pants when being captured by a pterodactyl, her clothes are quickly changed to a pair of boots, gray pants and a blue jacket with a white tank top underneath with her hair unchanged. When she was staying the night in her Capsule House she wore a pink nightgown with one side of her hair in a pigtail and adds a pair of pink socks and blue sneakers to it when she was forced to take Turtle to the beach. After coming back from the beach, Bulma is briefly seen in a white shirt and pants with brown shoes and gloves when attempting to ride Goku's Flying Nimbus .

During the time, Bulma met back with Goku in West City during his time being targeted by the Red Ribbon Army , Bulma wore a red tube top that leaves her shoulders exposed, orange shorts, and pink shoes with purple socks while having her hair in a side ponytail. When she was with Krillin being pursued by General Blue in the Pirate Cave she left her shorts, shoes, and socks behind to swim and was just in her red tube top and red panties although at the back of her panties it shows her butt cracks while wearing it. After getting back to Kame House after the incident she is seen wearing an outfit which is identical to the outfit worn before but everything being pink. She wears this outfit all the way until the end of the Fortuneteller Baba Saga .

For Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ and Dragon Ball Super , Bulma receives a new outfit which she wears a white tank top, a red bandanna, jeans, and cowgirl boots and wears stud earrings. After the Kid Buu Saga , she wears a yellow and black dress with a black leather jacket and brown gloves and black boots and retains her bowl-cut hairstyle from the Majin Buu Saga, but with an open bang and now wears gold triangle earrings. In Dragon Ball GT , Bulma wears a long-sleeved orange dress with white pearls and black boots and retains the same hairstyle and the same gold triangle earrings from the end of Dragon Ball Z .

Her personality was based on the princess from Akira Toriyama 's one-shot Dragon Boy and her appearance was from Plamo from another one of Toriyama's one-shots named The Adventures of Tongpoo .